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Children Full of Life | |
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Directed by | Noboru Kaetsu |
Produced by | Naoaki Hinohara Junichi Nogami |
Starring | Toshiro Kanamori |
Production company | NHK |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes (Japanese), 48 min (English) |
Countries | Japan, Canada |
Languages | Japanese, English |
Children Full of Life (涙と笑いのハッピークラス 4年1組 命の授業, Namida to warai no happī kurasu: 4 nen 1 kumi Inochi no jugyō) is a 2003 Japanese documentary film directed by Noboru Kaetsu that follows a 4th grade teacher in Japan.
Synopsis
Children Full of Life follows the life and teaching of Mr. Kanamori, a 4th grade primary school teacher in Kanazawa, Japan. He gives his students lessons on what he considers to be the most important principles in life: to be happy and to care for other people. His lessons include discussion around teamwork, community, the importance of openness, how to cope, and the harm caused by bullying.
Awards
Children Full of Life was awarded the Global Television Grand Prize at the 25th Anniversary Banff Television Festival, the festival's highest honour and the first time Japan took the top prize.
References
- "Children Full of Life (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Children Full of Life (2003)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "Monday Morning Movie Review: "Children Full of Life"". The Clear Parent. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "Children Full of Life". Kobre Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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